Sitting next to the dragon throne, Yang Ji did not seem like someone who would preside over a court meeting for the second time, whether it was his gestures or the tone of his voice.
Moreover, before these two court meetings, the imperial grandson had not participated in court meetings for a long time. Logically speaking, he should not be so familiar with them.
When Li Yuan saw this, his expression gradually became solemn.
Li Yuan was an important official in the court. He was neither loyal nor a rebel. In his original world, even if he finally rebelled, it would be during the chaos of the world. Before that, he did not take action.
It wasn't because Li Yuan didn't have the intention to rebel. When he saw the Great Sui Dynasty in such a state and was even destined to be destroyed, he already had it.
However, he was cautious by nature and did not immediately rebel like Wang Shichong and the others. Instead, he took advantage of the situation when he was certain that the Great Sui Dynasty was about to collapse.
These aspects reflected Li Yuan's cautiousness.
In order to make a person completely submit and serve him, it was not just a battle and prestige that could make Li Yuan do so. Some details were also needed.
Thus, when Li Yuan had said that he wanted to serve Huang Taisun, most of the reasons were due to the general trend, and his true determination had not been completely decided.
As a result, the entire Li family did not use all their power to support Yang Ji unconditionally. Instead, they made Li Shimin and Li Xiu Ning pledge loyalty to gain the upper hand.
Now that Huang Taisun had defeated the Wagang Village army and had begun to show his control over the court, Li Yuan had made some decisions.
"The imperial grandson has potential. He will definitely become an emperor in the future. I can't hesitate any longer.”
Li Yuan muttered to himself.
"The defeat of the Wagang Village has dealt a heavy blow to the rebel army.”
Yang Ji's voice sounded a little long and empty. The ministers below trembled when they heard it.
"The imperial grandson is mighty, the Great Sui is mighty.”
Wang Shichong, who was in charge of Luoyang, had already made up his mind to serve.
Thus, he had shouted loudly at this time to build up momentum for the Emperor's grandson. At the same time, he had also let the other officials understand that he, Wang Shichong, was fully loyal to the Emperor's grandson.
"With this great victory, the rebel forces have restrained themselves. It has indeed played the role of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.”
Li Tongke said.
The shrinking of the rebel forces was obvious to everyone. The defeat of the Wagang Village made the rest of the rebel forces feel uneasy.
Especially the rebels in the Central Plains, they reduced their range of activity to observe the situation.
"After the battle at the Wagang Stronghold, the morale of our army has soared.”
Yuwen Huaji said.
The ministers were all talking about how the rebel army's arrogance and the morale of the Great Sui had been reversed after this battle.
Yang Ji nodded slightly and did not say anything more about this matter. He did not say which rebel force to eliminate next, nor did he say what to do.
The officials could not see any clues from Huang Taisun's calm face, nor could they guess what his next step would be.
How could one guess what the emperor was thinking?
The current Imperial Grandson already had a face that no one could see through. This was the first step in controlling the imperial court.
"This king is prepared to recruit all the wise men in the world.”
After a long while, Yang Ji's voice slowly sounded.
The ministers 'expressions changed slightly when they heard this. Many people had originally thought that the Emperor's grandson would at least not announce that he would send troops to quell the rebellion in order to eliminate the rebellion in the Central Plains. He would also make the next step in the plan to quell the rebellion.
He hadn't expected that the matter that Huang Taisun had spoken of had nothing to do with suppressing the rebellion.
"No matter what your background is, as long as you have the ability, you can contribute to Great Sui.”
Yang Ji suddenly raised his voice to increase the impact of this matter.
The reason Yang Ji had this idea was that the world itself was in chaos, and it was a time when talented people came forth in large numbers. For example, Xu Shiji of the Wagang stockade, as well as some generals who had yet to be discovered, were everywhere.
Only by recruiting talents into the Great Sui could the overall strength of the Great Sui be increased, as well as the number of talents. Of course, this would also have a certain effect on balancing the strength of the aristocratic families.
It could be said that recruiting talents from all over the world regardless of their background was the right of the aristocratic families and even the various officials in the court to change the situation of them wooing talents.
Therefore, Yuwen Huaji and the others were against the matter announced by the imperial grandson. If all the talents were recruited and nurtured into trusted aides, the rights of the officials would undoubtedly be divided. Why would they agree?
The officials below were silent, and Yuwen Huaji and the others frowned.
If it was before, there would naturally be many people who would step forward and raise some appropriate reasons to oppose this matter.
But this was not the case now. After the battle of the Turks at Yanmen Pass, the Emperor's grandson had defeated the Turkic army of more than three hundred thousand soldiers with his divine strength. Not only had he succeeded in helping the king, but his actions of not giving up on any of the soldiers had also been widely praised by the people.
Coupled with the recent victory at the Tile Gang Village, Yang Ji's prestige had reached a terrifying level.
Many officials, even those with ulterior motives, had chosen to pledge their loyalty to the Emperor's grandson. If they raised objections at this time, wouldn't they be opposing the Emperor's grandson to a certain extent?
Among the many forces in the court, this was definitely an abnormal existence. Therefore, even if the ministers had the intention to oppose it, they had no choice but to follow the general trend.
"Do you have any objections?"
Yang Ji narrowed his eyes slightly. This time, his voice was not very loud, but it was clearly heard by all the officials.
"We have no objections!"
Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, and the others were the first to shout.
Wang Shichong had chosen to pledge his full loyalty to the Emperor's Great Sun, so he naturally had to support his decision. Furthermore, he already had the momentum to occupy a place in the Emperor's Great Sun's civil and military ranks. Even if he were to recruit talents, it would not affect him too much.
As for Li Yuan's words, it was still the same old saying. He had already expressed that he had already occupied a powerful position. With Li Shimin's talent, he would sooner or later become the right-hand man of the Emperor's grandson. Whether or not he recruited talents would not affect the Li family's position.
"We have no objections."
Yuwen Huaji sighed in his heart. He had no choice but to agree.
Li Tongke and the others were the same. Although many of them opposed it, they still chose to support it.
With the help of his prestige, when the various forces in the court wanted to show their loyalty, Yang Ji used this move to pressure the ministers into unifying the recruitment.
If it was in the past, there would definitely be many officials who opposed it. After all, this move would only have disadvantages and no benefits for them.
"This old minister is truly shocked by Huang Taisun's methods!”
Su Wei, the old minister of Yang Guang's civil and military team, said with a trembling voice.
In the second court session, he had displayed his judgment of the situation in the court and his terrifying control. It could be said that not only was Huang Taisun's methods not weaker than the Emperor's, but they were also faintly stronger.
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